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[ April 7, 2020 ] Zimmer Biomet CEO forgoing his salary amid coronavirus pandemic COVID-19
[ April 2, 2020 ] Boston Scientific temporarily cutting hours for most of its U.S. workers COVID-19
[ April 2, 2020 ] COVID-19 Could Hurt Orthopedic Companies in More Ways than One COVID-19
[ March 30, 2020 ] Smith & Nephew expects Q1 revenue to be down 8% amid coronavirus COVID-19
[ March 25, 2020 ] Conformis Faced with Tough Decision to Furlough One-Third of Its Workforce COVID-19
[ March 25, 2020 ] Exactech lays off 63, others face pay cuts COVID-19
[ March 24, 2020 ] Precision OS and University of Connecticut (UCONN) Partner to Train Residents During Pandemic Press Release
[ March 21, 2020 ] Post-coronavirus outlook for 4 major companies in orthopedics COVID-19
[ March 19, 2020 ] Precision OS Launches New Feature Bringing Together Multiple Users in One Surgical Training Module Press Release
[ March 16, 2020 ] Canceled surgeries, COVID-19 patients could be ‘double whammy’ for hospitals COVID-19

Zimmer Biomet CEO forgoing his salary amid coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020

(MassDevice) – Zimmer Biomet announced that president & CEO Bryan Hanson is forgoing 100% of his salary among other steps the company is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

COVID-19 Could Hurt Orthopedic Companies in More Ways than One

April 2, 2020

(MD+DI) – A medical device analyst warns of a significant drop in capital purchases like robotics and navigation systems as orthopedic practices grapple with major revenue loss this year. […]

Smith & Nephew expects Q1 revenue to be down 8% amid coronavirus

March 30, 2020

(MassDevice) – Smith & Nephew announced today that it is withdrawing its 2020 full-year financial guidance and projecting a sizeable decline in first-quarter revenue growth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Conformis Faced with Tough Decision to Furlough One-Third of Its Workforce

March 25, 2020

(MD+DI) – The custom orthopedics company said it was furloughing 80 employees because of sharp declines in elective procedures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as President Trump announced he was pushing to ‘reopen’ the economy by Easter. […]

Exactech lays off 63, others face pay cuts

March 25, 2020

(Gainesville Sun) – Exactech, a developer and producer of implants and instruments for joint-replacement surgery founded and headquartered in Gainesville at 2320 NW 66 Court, on Monday laid off 54 employees in Gainesville and nine at its Sarasota operation. […]

Post-coronavirus outlook for 4 major companies in orthopedics

March 21, 2020

(Becker’s Spine Review) – The medical technology giants are feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic including giants in the orthopedic space such as Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet. […]

Precision OS and University of Connecticut (UCONN) Partner to Train Residents During Pandemic

The partnership with Precision OS will allow UCONN trainees the opportunity to stay connected to their clinical experience of operating. The students will be able to practice surgery at their convenience, learn from their mistakes and continue to improve and enhance their technical skills, while at home. […]

You know VR, AR, but what is spatial computing?

December 9, 2019

(MedCity News) – Magic Leap aims to apply spatial computing in healthcare to improve surgical planning, medical education and patient consultation but ultimately wants to help healthcare organizations achieve the Triple Aim. […]
UPS to Use Sensors That Can Track Medical Packages at All Times

November 23, 2019
New report says partnerships key to future success for medtech firms

October 2, 2019

Los Angeles startup uses AI to reduce unnecessary spine surgeries

December 15, 2019

(MedCity News) – A Los Angeles-based startup recently struck a licensing deal with the University of California- Los Angeles to create a tool that can analyze spine images to help decide whether patients should be a candidate for surgery. […]
Vicarious Spices up Surgical Robotics with Virtual Reality

December 4, 2019

(MD+DI) – The Boston-based company has been granted breakthrough device designation from FDA and it has tapped former Verb Surgical CEO Scott Huennekens to be on its board. […]
How GE Healthcare is investing in medtech innovation

December 2, 2019

(MassDevice) – GE’s Chicago-based healthcare subsidiary today announced a medtech 3D printing partnership with Formlabs. GE Healthcare also disclosed its participation in the recent $243 million Series C round of robot-assisted surgery device maker CMR Surgical. […]
Digital Approach to Physical Therapy: Reflexion Announces HelloPT

November 13, 2019

(OTW) – San Diego, California-based Reflexion Health has announced a new digital physical therapy platform called HelloPT™. Services provided include support for injury prevention, injury recovery, and telehealth access to qualified physical therapists. […]

Zimmer Biomet CEO forgoing his salary amid coronavirus pandemic

Boston Scientific temporarily cutting hours for most of its U.S. workers

COVID-19 Could Hurt Orthopedic Companies in More Ways than One

Smith & Nephew expects Q1 revenue to be down 8% amid coronavirus

Conformis Faced with Tough Decision to Furlough One-Third of Its Workforce

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Zimmer Biomet CEO forgoing his salary amid coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 Could Hurt Orthopedic Companies in More Ways than One

Smith & Nephew expects Q1 revenue to be down 8% amid coronavirus

Conformis Faced with Tough Decision to Furlough One-Third of Its Workforce

Exactech lays off 63, others face pay cuts

Post-coronavirus outlook for 4 major companies in orthopedics

Precision OS and University of Connecticut (UCONN) Partner to Train Residents During Pandemic

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You know VR, AR, but what is spatial computing?

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Zimmer Biomet CEO forgoing his salary amid coronavirus pandemic

Boston Scientific temporarily cutting hours for most of its U.S. workers

COVID-19 Could Hurt Orthopedic Companies in More Ways than One

Smith & Nephew expects Q1 revenue to be down 8% amid coronavirus

Conformis Faced with Tough Decision to Furlough One-Third of Its Workforce

Exactech lays off 63, others face pay cuts

Precision OS and University of Connecticut (UCONN) Partner to Train Residents During Pandemic

Post-coronavirus outlook for 4 major companies in orthopedics

Precision OS Launches New Feature Bringing Together Multiple Users in One Surgical Training Module

Canceled surgeries, COVID-19 patients could be ‘double whammy’ for hospitals

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Los Angeles startup uses AI to reduce unnecessary spine surgeries

Vicarious Spices up Surgical Robotics with Virtual Reality

How GE Healthcare is investing in medtech innovation

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